72
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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianLeslie FelperinThe GuardianLeslie FelperinThe whole thing might have been improved by slightly nippier pacing, but the slow-burn action pays off with a spectacular climactic gun-fight, where the distances are so vast it takes half a second for bullets to find their marks.
- 80Total FilmMatt GlasbyTotal FilmMatt GlasbyDeliberately paced and expertly acted by a weathered ensemble including Hugo Weaving, Mystery Road also boasts some of cinema’s most gorgeous magic-hour photography even if, elsewhere, light is in perilously short supply.
- 67The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakI won’t lie and say Mystery Road kept me on the edge of my seat for its duration, but there is a lot to enjoy in its delicately peeled back layers.
- 60CineVueBen NicholsonCineVueBen NicholsonThe measured narrative and anti-climactic finale do mean that Mystery Road doesn’t pander to all tastes, and it never conforms to thriller conventions, but Sen has undoubtedly succeeded in fashioning a thoroughly engrossing journey into a modern Australian wilderness that’s well worth seeking out.